There is massive conflict between the goals when power and money enter the discussion.
I’m also not sure where what you describe exists and how it’s implemented. I am curious to learn if anyone has any sources on such a place: great healthcare, highly involved citizens and low government intervention in daily life. And no, I’m not being sarcastic, I am sincerely wondering about it.
No kidding about the schizophrenia. I don’t understand how people can implore the government to do more such as UBI or universal healthcare yet in the same breath complain about not being able to trust the “police state.” I doubt we can have privacy and a strong effective government. A strong government will be one that’s in your life a lot. Whether it’s under the auspices of good intent or not is probably irrelevant by that point.
Really MIT? This is news? You and other top business schools taught throngs of MBA students to outsource and manage costs to increase shareholder value. You and your peers taught many a business leader to indirectly leverage a pool of slave labor provided by a dictatorship to make cheaper and cheaper components. Ever thought how they could be so cheap? It’s called lax environmental regulations and not valuing life; suicide nets at Foxconn ring a bell? I don’t wish ill will towards anyone, and it sucks so many people are losing their jobs right now, but based on the “preservation of money” principle (think thermodynamics for money) it’s time large business leaders reap what they’ve sowed; the collapse of the business on their watch. Sucks, but, it’s a reality and something had to give.
Why don’t we introduce some of the same requirements for drivers as we have for private pilots (think traditional bi-annual flight reviews)? Not only would we most likely reduce fatalities, accidents and injuries but we’d probably also eliminate many unsafe drivers from the road while placing a forcing function on public transit to increase usage. We’d probably also see a knock on effect to the training market and increase employment in that field. We might also see an increase in tax/fee income for government entities to help reduce reliance on gasoline taxes. Obviously I haven’t done a rigorous analysis but it would seem like a win all around in my humble opinion.
As my six year old son watched one of the videos he asked "Dad, when will the robots be able to stop working for them and be free?" To say I was blown away is an understatement... that was pure human emotion and honesty as he's never seen/read any sci-fi with such questions presented to him.
I've held several jobs where I was required to carry a pager: NEVER AGAIN!
I've yet to find a company that doesn't abuse it to save money. Unless I own the company or have a significant share I no longer agree to help the bottom line by messing with my health.
I might have had bad experiences compared to most but since you're thinking about this option, wouldn't it make sense to think about why the company hasn't just shifted an existing resource to 2nd/3rd shift to help versus trying to save money by making you do another job on top of your day job?
How is this surprising? Young people are graduating with a crushing amount of debt so now they're faced with a choice between entrepreneurship versus a steady paycheck at zombie corp. It seems most are choosing the job at zombie corp in order to pay a huge pile of bills staring them in the face.
Spot on! Seems the "shortage" isn't in labor but in deference to employees as people. Wouldn't you want a horde of folks willing to work 80+ hours for Ramen? </cynic>
> It doesn't mean we need to further help the valley avoid the consequences of a lack of investment in domestic education, or their wild irresponsibility with respect to housing and transport issues in the bay.
> There's a certain amount of tech talent at any given technical ability level available worldwide, and only a fraction of it is in the US.
And that is the "crux" of the problem. There will always be a shortage of great engineers/programmers/anything ... isn't that why we call them "great"?
I'm more concerned with pipeline. Companies continually push for these changes with reckless regard for grooming local talent. We're experiencing an artificial shortage because the global pool of "great talent" isn't getting bigger fast enough and it never will ... such a joke.
Intriguing. There are websites like Elance that could help you structure the terms and refine your pitch to make it more appealing. Have you looked there or are you content trying to snag a shark with a freshwater minnow?
Congratulations on launching a Beta! The site is visually pleasing and the layout works.
I noticed one small detail that is jarring and it should be a simple style fix. The location of content contained in a div or span shifts when you change categories on the "New Articles" tab. You should be able to see what I mean by selecting "New Articles" then watching the Listry icon in the upper left move to the right (or left) after selecting another category from the list.